Marathi

Definition

A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.

Etymology

From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.

Example Sentences

• "1882, R. V. Modak, History of the Native Churches Associated with the American Marathi Mission..., in Memorial Papers of the American Marathi Mission, 1813-1881, American Marathi Mission, page 11, In March 1831, Moroba, a Marathi, was received to the church."
• "'These people want places reserved for Marathis in railways jobs, so they’re attacking candidates across the city … Bhai, this'll turn ugly before you know it.'"